We are now going back overseas. We will be teaching at a Christian school in the Tokyo area. You can check out our new blog, http://erwinsintokyo.blogspot.com/ (yea, I know, real original)
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Monday, March 19, 2012
An update three years in the making
It seems forever since we were in Singapore. We left there in the summer of 2009 and moved to Prosper, TX.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Day 9 - Phnom Phen
We started out the day at a all you can eat breakfast buffet for $2.75 a person. We then got on tuk-tuks ($10 for all morning for each one) and went to the Tuol Sleng Museum (admission $1) to learn about the horrible Pol Pot regime. We then went the 15km to the Killing Fields (admission $2). There is a monument with thousands of skulls that were found in mass graves. Many of the mass graves have not even been uncovered. We then went to the Russian Market () where Jeremy got a really big backpack for around $20 and the kids got a few souvenir items.
We ate lunch at Boat Noodles. I have my favorite sweet and sour chicken! After lunch we went to the National Museum. It was cool to see some of the statues that they removed from Angkor Wat to protect them from looters.
After the museum we thought about going to the Royal Palace but decided to skip it.
We ate lunch at Boat Noodles. I have my favorite sweet and sour chicken! After lunch we went to the National Museum. It was cool to see some of the statues that they removed from Angkor Wat to protect them from looters.
After the museum we thought about going to the Royal Palace but decided to skip it.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Day 8 - Travel to Phnom Phen
We woke up at 4:30 am to be read to be picked up at 5am - all to see the sunrise at Angkor Wat. It was a pretty good sunrise but it sure did make us tired for the rest of the day.
We had breakfast at one of the small places by Angkor Wat and it was expensive by Cambodia. Many of the plates were $4-5.
After lunch, our tuk-tuk drivers took us out to the floating villages of Chong Khneas. At first you think you are on a ride from Disney with all the awesome scenery. You then realize people are trying to live and we are staring at them while they are eating, playing with their kids, or fishing. It was maybe a bit sad that we pay to see them. I hope some of the money for the boats go towards them.
We went for lunch at a Mexican restaurant in Siem Reap. The food was not bad but Emme was exhausted.
We booked a 5 hour van trip to Phnom Phen through our guesthouse. It was $10 a person and it was OK. The road was worse than I expected but made it alive in 4 1/2 hours.
The bus drop point was only 2 blocks for our guesthouse so we walked to it. We arrived at Water View in Phnom Phen. I stayed here during our week without walls trip from ICS so I know I liked the people. We found a place for dinner down the street and then came back and played on the computers and rested.
We had breakfast at one of the small places by Angkor Wat and it was expensive by Cambodia. Many of the plates were $4-5.
After lunch, our tuk-tuk drivers took us out to the floating villages of Chong Khneas. At first you think you are on a ride from Disney with all the awesome scenery. You then realize people are trying to live and we are staring at them while they are eating, playing with their kids, or fishing. It was maybe a bit sad that we pay to see them. I hope some of the money for the boats go towards them.
We went for lunch at a Mexican restaurant in Siem Reap. The food was not bad but Emme was exhausted.
We booked a 5 hour van trip to Phnom Phen through our guesthouse. It was $10 a person and it was OK. The road was worse than I expected but made it alive in 4 1/2 hours.
The bus drop point was only 2 blocks for our guesthouse so we walked to it. We arrived at Water View in Phnom Phen. I stayed here during our week without walls trip from ICS so I know I liked the people. We found a place for dinner down the street and then came back and played on the computers and rested.
Day 6 - Siem Reap
The big temples of Siem Reap
We walked down the road to a pizza place (that served western breakfast) for breakfast.
We found tuk-tuk drivers for $14 for each tuk-tuk for the day. We started out the day at the gate to Angor Thom. We visited Bayon with the many faces, Baphuon, Primeanakas, Terrace of the Elephants, and Terrace of the Leper King.
After that we saw Pro Tem with the Tomb Radar Tree.
After lunch, we went to Angkor Wat. It was raining but it was still a magnificent sight.
After that, we were exhausted for all our walking and went back to the guesthouse to rest!!!
We walked down the road to a pizza place (that served western breakfast) for breakfast.
We found tuk-tuk drivers for $14 for each tuk-tuk for the day. We started out the day at the gate to Angor Thom. We visited Bayon with the many faces, Baphuon, Primeanakas, Terrace of the Elephants, and Terrace of the Leper King.
After that we saw Pro Tem with the Tomb Radar Tree.
After lunch, we went to Angkor Wat. It was raining but it was still a magnificent sight.
After that, we were exhausted for all our walking and went back to the guesthouse to rest!!!
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